Thanks for the compliment! We really just had good timing. Due to possible bad weather and a long route on tap for that day, we decided not to spend too much time taking photos on the ascent. That was my "2 second photo" from the pass -- just happened to work out well.

Larry,
Thanks for the kind feedback. It was a somewhat cloudy day at sunrise when that photo was taken. We still had ~12 miles to go that day and were worried about the notorious Colorado storms firing up early.